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Dad of Special Needs Daughter Builds Accessible Theme Park

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Accessible ride at Morgan's Wonderland Theme Park
Accessible ride at Morgan's Wonderland Theme Park
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Morgan’s Wonderland is a fully accessible theme park inspired by a dad's love for his special needs daughter.  A philanthropist and former house builder, Gordon Hartmen resolved to create a space where everyone felt welcome: those with disabilities and those without. Four years and $35 million later, Morgan’s Wonderland opened in San Antonio, TX. The park offers 25 attractions, sprawled across a 25-acre oasis of inclusion, from a wheelchair-accessible Ferris wheel to catch-and-release fishing! Their standards surpass those in the Americans With Disabilities Act, and include sound-absorbing floors and pink noise to reduce disturbances for those with sensory sensitivities; an outdoor service animal area; and quiet rooms for visitorswho are feeling tired or overstimulated.   The one-of-a-kind theme park has welcomed visitors from all 50 states and across the globe.

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)
 

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